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COVID-19 101: Reviewing Recent Developments and Tips for Patient Comfort

04/01/2020

Peter Pitts, CEO of CMPI and former FDA Associate Commissioner, provides tips to keep patients calm during a pandemic, and reviews the drugs and newly developed tests that have been granted emergency exemptions by the FDA.

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End-of-Life Nutrition: Is Tube Feeding the Solution?

10/17/2013

Liz Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN

Series Editor: Liz Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN

Liz Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN Ser...

One decision regarding nutrition care is whether to use percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding in elderly or terminally ill residents.

One decision regarding nutrition...

10/17/2013

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Urinary Catheter Care for Older Adults

09/05/2008

Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, and Kathryn Getliffe, PhD, RN

Mary H. Wilde, PhD, RN, and Kathryn G...

Indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheters are commonly used to treat urinary retention in those who cannot perform clean intermittent catheterization.

Indwelling urethral or...

09/05/2008

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Metformin Impact on Statin-Associated Muscle Pain

04/20/2018

Researchers examined the impact metformin had on non-severe muscle pain associated with statin use.

Researchers examined the impact...

04/20/2018

Pharmacy Learning Network

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Palliative and End-of-Life Care in LTC: Evaluation and Treatment of Dyspnea, Death Rattle, and Myoclonus

05/20/2010

William D. Smucker, MD, CMD

The goal of palliative care is to prevent and relieve suffering for patients, regardless of their stage of illness.

The goal of palliative care is...

05/20/2010

Annals of Long-Term Care

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Eplerenone Reduces Risk of Death, Hospitalization in Patients with Mild Systolic Heart Failure

03/21/2011

Kristina Woodworth

A placebo-controlled study has found that eplerenone, a selective mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonist, reduced the risk of both cardiovascular-related death and heart failure hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure...

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